Creating an operation - Parameters

The  Parameters  page of the Create Operation wizard  lets you  review and modify values for parameters that are used when an NSH Script Job in BMC Server Automation runs a script.  The Parameters page is only available when creating or modifying an NSH Script operation.

Any values you enter on the Parameters page override default values that were defined for parameters in the script. This page also lets you choose whether parameter flags and values should be used when the job runs. For more information on creating an NSH script, see Adding a Network Shell script.

When entering a string value for a parameter, you can parameterize the string by inserting a variable that represents a property value. When the job runs, the property references are resolved using values defined for target servers. You can only insert property references in this way when the script is defined in BMC Server Automation to use either the "runscript" or the "copy and execute" command (that is, you chose the first or third script types when defining the Network Shell script). Property references cannot be used when Network Shell scripts execute centrally against target servers because the property references cannot be resolved for each target server.

To modify parameter values

1. Click the name of a parameter. 
   A dialog box displays information and options about the parameter.
   
   
2. Modify parameter values by taking any of the following actions: 
   • To specify whether the operation should use a flag for this parameter, for Flag runtime usage, select one of the following options:
     • Use — The operation uses the parameter flag.
     • Ignore — The operation does not use the parameter flag.
       If the Network Shell script is defined so the job requires a flag for this parameter, you cannot modify the setting.
   • To modify the value of the parameter, click in the Value text box and enter a new value.
     You can only modify parameters that are defined to be editable when the Network Shell script was created. 
     If you want to include a reference to a property in the parameter, enter a variable bracketed with double question marks (such as ??WINDIR??/rsc). Alternatively, you can click Properties to find and select the appropriate property.
   • To specify whether the operation should use a value for this parameter, for Value runtime usage, select one of the following options:
     • Use — The operation uses this parameter value.
     • Ignore — The operation does not use this parameter value.
       If the Network Shell script is defined so the job requires a value for this parameter, this cell is set to Required and you cannot modify the setting. 
       If the parameter is defined so it does not accept a value, and the parameter has never had a value associated with it, you cannot modify the setting.
3. Click OK.